Vocabulary
The area drained by a major river and its tributaries.
A drainage basin
Name the deserts.
Sahara, and Gobi
All life on earth.
The Biosphere.
One of the 7 largest landmasses on the earths surface.
Continents
A sudden movement of the earths crust followed by a series of shocks.
Earthquake
Marks the beginning of spring and fall.The sun is directly over the equator and daylight and darkness are equal.
Equinox
Name the rivers.
Mississippi, Rio Grandi, St.Laurence, and Amazon.
Made up of all water on the earths surface.
Hydrosphere.
What is rotation?
Rotation is the motion of the earth as it spins on its axis once every 24 hours.
The wearing away and movement of weathered materials by water, wind, or ice.
Erosion
A large rigid section of the earths crust that is in constant motion.
Tectonic plates
Name the Mountain Ranges.
Rockies, Apalanehas, and Andes.
An envelope of gasses around the earth.
Atmosphere.
Name the 4 vegetation regions.
Forests, Savana, Grasslands, and Deserts.
The gradual physical or chemical brake down of rocks on the earths surface.
Weathering
A zone of volcanoes around the Pacific Ocean.
Ring of Fire
Name the seas.
Mederanion, Black, Red, and Persian.
Earths crust and top layer of mantle.
Lithosphere.
What is the biggest ocean?
The Pacific Ocean
What constantly changes the earths physical system?
Physical process
The time during the year when the sun reaches the farthest northern or southern point in in the sky.
Solstice
(Summer- longest day)
(Winter-shortest day)
Name the oceans.
What modifies the lithosphere?
Tectonic plates movement, erosion, and weathering.
What does the tectonic plates cause?
Earthquakes, Mountains, Volcanoes, Rift valleys, and Sea floor spreading.
(You need at lease 2+ Right answers)
What is climate?
The AVERAGE weather conditions of a place over time.